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Illinois Pocket Gopher

Geomys bursarius illinoensis

Classification

Family
Geomyidae

The plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius) is one of 35 species of pocket gophers, so named in reference to their externally located, fur-lined cheek pouches. They are burrowing animals, found in grasslands and agricultural land across the Great Plains of North America, from Manitoba to Texas. Pocket gophers are the most highly fossorial rodents found in North America.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 76